text_original: The Byzantine Em  pire was strong, even when it seemed most weak, because it was served by a body of well trained and well paid civil servants ; but the Carolingian Empire was weak, even when it seemed strongest, because Charles had to depend on officers who were untrained and unpaid.
text_transcription: THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE WAS STRONG EVEN WHEN IT SEEMED MOST WEAK BECAUSE IT WAS SERVED BY A BODY OF WELL TRAINED AND WELL PAID CIVIL SERVANTS BUT THE CAROLINIAN EMPIRE WAS WEAK EVEN WHEN IT SEEMED STRONGEST BECAUSE CHARLES HAD TO DEPEND ON OFFICERS WHO WERE UNTRAINED AND UNPAID
phonemes: ðə bˈɪzɐntˌiːn ˈɛm pˈaɪɚ wʌz stɹˈɔŋ, ˈiːvən wɛn ɪt sˈiːmd mˈoʊst wˈiːk, bɪkˈʌz ɪt wʌz sˈɜːvd baɪ ɐ bˈɑːdi ʌv wˈɛl tɹˈeɪnd ænd wˈɛl pˈeɪd sˈɪvəl sˈɜːvənts ; bˌʌt ðə kˌæɹoʊlˈɪŋɡiən ˈɛmpaɪɚ wʌz wˈiːk, ˈiːvən wɛn ɪt sˈiːmd stɹˈɔŋɡɪst, bɪkˈʌz tʃˈɑːɹlz hædtə dᵻpˈɛnd ˌɔn ˈɑːfɪsɚz hˌuː wɜːɹ ʌntɹˈeɪnd ænd ʌnpˈeɪd.